The Phoenix Is Back with So Much Whiskey and So Many Steak Frites

It’s back. Tonight. As The Phoenix LA, which will take the shape of a serious West Hollywood whiskey bar
with draft cocktails and patio steak frites that looks like this.

The new space feels like it’s been waiting for you forever. Classic and Parisian-y, with antiqued mirrors
and tree trunk tables beside a white marble bar where Ryan Sweeney curated 12 taps and over 200 whiskeys for
you to choose from. Good luck.

You’ll come in for a drink with a friend. Time will pass. “A drink” will turn into “drinks.” “A
friend” will turn into “people you call to join you for draft Palomas and cocktails like the Smokey &
The Bandit with Kentucky rye and Laphroaig.”

As you wade deeper into the night, Adolfo Suaya will probably end up cooking steak frites or grilled lamb
sausage for the table. His menu only has three items, which helps. Decisions are getting harder.

It might get late. You might eventually find yourself in the fetching patio-side lounge out back. Elbow
draped over a friendly shoulder, plotting your private takeover of this exact space in the near
future.